Scientific Advisory Board

Scientific Advisory Board

Chairperson, Center for Neuroscience, IISC, Bangalore

Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Andhra University and PhD (Biochemistry) in 1981 from Mysore University while working at the Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI). She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Cancer Institute, USA (1982-85) and joined the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) at Bangalore...

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore

Dr. Vijay Chandru (Ph.D., MIT 1982) is an academic entrepreneur recognized as the ‘Technology Pioneer’ by the World Economic Forum in 2006. His academic career has spanned over two decades at Purdue University and the Indian Institute of Science. Dr. Chandru is the recipient of several awards and honors: Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences...

Chairman & Co- Founder, Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Mr. Suryanarayan is the Chairman and co-founder of Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd. He was formerly the President of Research and Development at Biocon Limited, Bangalore India and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the company. He was associated with Biocon for over 25 years. He served as the Chief Executive Officer for the Translational Health Sciences...

Institute Chair Professor at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT, Bombay

Dr. Dhirendra Bahadur is at present an institute Chair Professor at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT, Bombay, India. He served at various capacities at IIT, Kanpur and IIT, Bombay between 1978 and now. He was a visiting fellow of the Royal Society London – INSA exchange program and worked at...

Dr. Daniel Zurr Ph.D., is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of Quark Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the former President of Plantex Ikapharm (currently part of the Teva Group). Dr. Daniel Zurr founded Quark Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 1993 and is currently Chairman & CEO of this company. Dr. Zurr also currently serves as a Director of QBI....

Former Secretary to the Government of India, DBT, Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi

Dr. Bhan has played a leadership role in promoting primary healthcare for children in rural India during the last two decades. His main endeavor has been to bring the fruitfulness of science and technology to national programs for children. He has provided advocacy and leadership to many programs in India including promotion of oral rehydration...

Chief Executive Officer & Founder, ReaMetrix Inc., USA

Dr. Bala S. Manian, Ph.D., is the Founder of ReaMetrix Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman. Dr. Manian serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ReaMetrix India Pvt Ltd. Dr. Manian Co-Founded Entigen Corp. and served as its Chairman. In 1991, Dr. Manian founded Biometric Imaging Inc. and served as...

Professor, The Ursula Zoellner Professor of Cancer Research, University of Cambridge

Dr. Venkitaraman is the Ursula Zoellner Professor of Cancer Research at the University of Cambridge, and the Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cancer Cell Unit at the Hutchison/MRC Research Centre. He is a Collaborative Science Chair at inStem and NCBS, Bangalore, and coordinates the Center for Chemical Biology and Therapeutics there. Ashok is...